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What should I expect at boot camp graduation?
P.S. He is staying in Great Lakes for a school, so we will have the weekend with him.
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Hey Csan214!!! My boyfriend just graduated this past Friday 1/25/2012!!! And girl it was really nice to see the young men that they have become! If you get there at 6:30 when the gates open be prepared to wait because the time drags by because you are so anxious to see them! But you will have an awesome seat! They have signs to tell you where his division will be standing so you can sit right in front of them! By the time we made it inside (7:15) my boyfriend's division section was FULL! So we had to sit 2 sections over but we still had a great view of him! And the graduation doesn't start until 9! So After you see him march in you are gonna be ready for that LIBERTY CALL! Lol! Which happens around 10:30! After liberty was called I ran straight to him leaving his family in the stands thinking I was gonna get this GRAND kiss I had dreamed up in my mind for the past 2 months! WRONG!!! Lol! It was a peck on the lips followed by him telling me that no tongue is allowed or he would get in big trouble! You can NOT hold hands! You have to hold his arm! Then after graduation was over we went to the NEX which is an on-base store where you can pick up their pictures if he hasn't already purchased them and eat fast food! But they have to report back to be on the bus to transfer to A school by 12:30! So your initial time spent is short lived! By 3pm he should be calling you to come get him! But because we stayed in an on-base hotel (Gateway inns & suites) he was able to walk over without me signing him out! And his liberty was until 10pm every night! So I was happy about that! The next morning I had to go sign him out for his liberty (only because we planned on going off base that day!) at 5am and it was FREEZING but his barracks were literally right across the street the hotel we were in so it was a 3 minute walk. Which is not bad! And you can spend all day with him! We went to the mall and to dinner and just kicked it with the family! Sunday was short but sweet because our flights left around 2 so we left the hotel around 10:30 so we could make sure we made it out because the weather was getting bad! As far as clothes go layers are key! Because it is COLD! Hope this helps!!! And enjoy your weekend with you sailor because it goes by QUICK!!!! ;-)
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